“Universal pre-kindergarten,” generally understood to mean free, government-financed preschool for 4- and (sometimes) 3-year-olds, typically has several interrelated purposes. Sachs thinks all of this adds up to a formula for pre-K that works - and that can work in other communities, too. And then there are all the things we can’t see, like the high pay designed to attract and retain the most skilled instructors. There are the things we can see, like the activity stations with the illustrated labels stressing the skills kids are supposed to develop through play. Over the next few hours, at this program and another in a different part of town, Sachs will point out dozens of more details that, he says, reveal Boston’s pre-K strategy. It shows that the children are learning to think for themselves, Sachs explains, even in the context of a carefully planned group activity. Another is just a crescent peeking over some brightly colored trees. “Each one is quite different.” One sun is big, round and yellow, and has a happy face on it. “Look at the pictures,” he tells me excitedly.
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